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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1904
Page
1
A jumble of advertisements for farm goods tools and trades including potatoes DeLaval cream separator cows or calves two good balls macaroni wheat beardless barley hay flour and grain, dentist optician and eye specialist to visit Alliance, odd jobs around the house, crockery and kitchen furnishings, rugs and carpets, piano sales on easy payments, rental and sale of property in a corner residence lot with monthly terms.
Advertises a set of furniture items including six leather seat chairs a leather seat rocker a library book case a birds eye maple dressing table an oak chiffonier or dresser. Also claims best $3.00 Mollring Bros. shoe.
H A Allison from the ranch visited Alliance. Lakeside residents Mr and Mrs Tully toured the city. Hemingford pair Wildy spent weekend here. Miss Hill sails to Sheridan to visit a sister. Johnson of Hemingford conducted county business, Simonson recovered from grippe, Bert Carr returns after tonsillitis. Morning and evening church topics announced. John Akers funeral at 1 o clock Sunday. Myrtilius Cravath and Minnie Snethen wed at Lakeside with Rev Ray. First Presbyterian services moved to Bell's hall. details of times listed. Ray lectured at Whitney. Perry Elswick and Mary Fink married in Crawford. Letter from Fred Palmer updates Raynes's partial paralysis but improving. E H Rood to move to Omaha to join M E Smith Dry Goods. Norton buys J R Johnson stock at 50 cents on the dollar, sale to begin Saturday. W F Broich notified by telegram of Joseph Carey's critical condition. Goodenough brothers seek detective help re sister's Omaha death. Eastern visitors eye sugar beet refinery project with several Chicago, Omaha figures in attendance. Weather notes: recent cold snap, lowest 24 degrees, light snow, no major disruption, western Nebraska stock in good condition.
A high speed collision near Broken Bow leaves four killed and many cars wrecked. Engineer Thomas Kelly and Fireman C F Eaton perish in the wreck. Brakeman Joht Akers and a telegraph operator also die. Traffic halted for hours as crews clear debris and rescue reaches the scene.
The community laments the death of Emmett Reardon son of Mrs Reardon and the late John P. Reardon who died at Frank McCreary’s in North Omaha last Saturday night at 11 with infantomatous rheumatism. Born in Creston on March 17 1888 he was fifteen and known for exemplary habits and a bright personality. The family travels to Omaha for care but the illness proved fatal and Emmett is laid to rest in Creston beside his father. The note closes with a prayer of faith and comfort.
The work on the special Tug Hevapo edition proceeds despite bad weather. Many county views have been secured to illustrate western Nebraska, including Alliance and other towns. Ranchers may submit ranch views for space, highlighting regional progress and prosperity.
Rev N E Gardner first pastor of Hemingford Congregational church now in Silver Creek Nebraska writes to Alliance Hewart thanking him for visits to their pew home. He says Hewart looks clean and fresh and reads him makes readers wiser and happier and notes the good cause is prospering there and they are thankful.
To the Board of Education and patrons of the Alliance City schools this report presents a partial list for the month ending Jan 8 1904 with numbers enrolled boys and girls total to date average daily attendance and punctuality percentages. Superintendent W H Baers notes good attendance overall, no tardies in the first grade and plans to publish library purchases in the next report.
B. Miller, local representative, reports strong business for the Old Line Bankers Life Insurance in Alliance and surrounding areas. He offers full information on policies and advantages of the wide line methods to interested residents.
Beginning Sunday January 3 1904 Steen's Cafe will drop the noon dinner and offer a dinner from 5 to 7 pm priced at 35 cents. The notice announces new hours and pricing for Sunday meals.
Advertisers urged to place brands in The Herald the largest circulating newspaper in Western Nebraska. Hef Stockmen are highlighted as the only union made product in town.
Advertisements in thin column will be charged at 1 cent per line for first insertion and a higher rate for subsequent insertions. The Herato's circulation is stated as larger than all Alliance papers and the largest in the city and county.
A collage of classifieds and notices listing Mollring Bros shoe sales and hats, Dr. Reynolds dentistry, Sears building location, Forest Lumber Co storm windows, Humphrey picture framing, B F Lockwood Co stove setup, real estate ads, dog tag rule, Liberty Creamery meeting, and Dr. Cook eye specialist, with addresses and dates for Alliance Nebraska items and sales.
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